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Novel high capacity anode material for Li-ion batteries: hydroxylamine hydrochloride

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Lianyi Shao, Jie Shu, Mengmeng Lao, Xiaoting Lin, Kaiqiang Wu, Miao Shui, Peng Li, Nengbing Long, Yuanlong Ren (2014) “Hydroxylamine hydrochloride: A novel anode material for high capacity lithium-ion batteries,” Journal of Power Sources , Volume 272, Pages 39-44 doi: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2014.08.065. 2014.08.065.

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JBEI researchers use proteomics to ID 1750 unique proteins in switchgrass

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The North American native prairie grass Panicum virgatum (switchgrass) is currently seen as a potential biofuel crop with an array of genetic resources currently being developed. —Lao et al. Jeemeng Lao, Manoj Sharma, Rita Sharma, Susana M. In total, we identified 1750 unique proteins from two biological replicates.

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Researchers from Caltech and UC San Diego report very high performance catalysts to convert seed oils to olefins

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The ethanolysis of fatty acids derived from seed oils could provide a renewable source of LAOs. olefins (LAOs) and other terminal-olefin products. However, most catalysts for this reaction deactivate after thousands of reaction cycles (turnovers) and thus require unacceptable amounts of catalyst. —Marx et al. Sullivan, A.

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Study: countries seeking to cut CO2 emissions must get a handle on city-level emissions

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The model could also work successfully for other countries, however, and researchers are already considering how to assemble data for developing countries in Southeast Asia such as Vietnam, Thailand and Laos. The research was funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC).

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Yunnan Investment Group and BYD to open new energy vehicle plants in Southwest China

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Yunnan Province, located in far southwest China, has a population of about 50 million, concentrated in about eight large cities, and borders with Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam. Currently, the province’s main manufacturing industries are iron and steel production, copper-smelting and commercial vehicle production.

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Materials science as key enabler for clean energy transition

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If you don’t change direction, you will end up where you are heading,” said Lao Tzu, the father of Taoism. Where are we heading? Energy use is projected to climb to 629 quad BTUs by 2020, and 813 quad BTUs by 2040. The global emissions of CO 2 doubled from 1975 to 2015, and are projected to triple by 2040 if we stay on our present course4.

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Tropical Storm Ketsana Kills More Than 240, Displaces More Than 609,000 in Philippines

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Images and video distributed through social networking resources such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube ( sample YouTube video) showed vehicles floating down city streets, 80% of which were flooded in Manila at the height of the storm. Click to enlarge. that “ This could be again a manifestation of climate change. Jack Rosebro.